http://www.salientsys.com/blog/ en brian.carle@salientsys.com Copyright 2011 2011-10-13T18:20:46+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/completeview-v3.8-is-now-available/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/completeview-v3.8-is-now-available/#When:18:20:46Z Version 3.8 of CompleteView video management software adds enhanced digital PTZ camera control, 16 camera exported clip playback and Structured Views*             Features and Enhancements Structured Views* allow CompleteView administrators to organize large sets of location zones, sites, view layouts and maps in a hierarchical structure.  This allows operators using the Video Client to see their views and maps organized logically in a way that represents their facility, campus or enterprise. Playback up to 16 exported video clips simultaneously, using the enhanced CompleteView Video Player. Support for Mobotix 180/360 degree cameras. Integration support for the Software House C•CURE 9000 v2.01 access control platform. Digitally Pan Tilt and Zoom any fixed camera. Digital PTZ works in all CompleteView clients such as the Video Client, Alarm Client and Web Client.  Digital PTZ of live and recorded video is available. Updated support for Sony MPEG4 and H.264 cameras. Support for live video from SightLogix sensors. *Structured Views are available with CompleteView Enterprise edition. Upgrading For upgrading information, please contact support@salientsys.com.   News 2011-10-13T18:20:46+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/the-walsh-group-deploys-salient-systems-for-corporate-headquarters/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/the-walsh-group-deploys-salient-systems-for-corporate-headquarters/#When:13:15:26Z AUSTIN, TX (August 30, 2011) – The Walsh Group, a Chicago-based general contracting, construction management, and design-build firm, has implemented a brand new IP-based surveillance system at its corporate headquarters with Salient Systems’ VMS at the core and a mix of Axis Communications network cameras. Walsh is recognized as the largest construction firm in Chicago according to Crain’s Chicago Business, as well as one of the nation’s top 20 contractors according to Engineering News-Record. The firm has experience with a wide variety of building, civil and transportation sectors. New corporate headquarters required state of the art security systems with remote viewing capabilities for management. Walsh chose M&R Electronic Systems, a 10 year partner in construction projects, to design and install a comprehensive security solution. Read the full press release. 2011-08-31T13:15:26+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-introduces-new-hybrid-nvr-rm2000/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-introduces-new-hybrid-nvr-rm2000/#When:19:23:37Z Salient Systems is pleased to announce the release of the RM2000 hybrid video management server available in 4-channel increments from 4 to 32 analog inputs.  In addition to the flexibility of the analog inputs, the RM2000 supports up to a recommended maximum of 50 camera sources providing support for simultaneous IP and analog camera recording.  The RM2000 transitions customers easily from analog to IP simply by removing the 4 channel analog card and replacing it with 4 IP channels at no extra charge. Powered by CompleteView™, Salient’s VMS (video management software), this offering is a highly efficient, low cost, video surveillance solution. Read more of the RM2000 press release. 2011-08-25T19:23:37+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/concerned-about-bandwidth-impact-of-ip-video/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/concerned-about-bandwidth-impact-of-ip-video/#When:19:22:02Z We came across this great article, IT Trends impacting IP video: The network's bandwidth, on securityinfowatch.com written by James Marcella of Axis Communications. Here are some key points from the article to consider when transition to IP video: 1. Bandwidth is still a concern for many organizations considering an IP video deployment. Security improvement projects can be stalled when an origination’s IT professions are concerned about the network impact of streaming video from IP cameras and supporting the cameras and recording servers. 2. Confusion is partly related to video streaming from websites, such as youtube.com, to an organizations network. In this scenario, the organizations Internet connection (WAN) is taxed by the incoming video streams. The WAN connection is much slower than internal network connections (LAN) which would be used by an IP video deployment. 3. Even using a high resolution, high frame rate configuration, bandwidth generated by an H.264 capable IP camera only amounts to a fraction of the bandwidth available on the LAN. 4. Modern LANs using switches automatically segment traffic. Each connected device has its own dedicated bandwidth meaning video generated by the cameras will not affect other network traffic, such as email. Using CompleteView for IP video deployments provides unique advantages, such as Dynamic Resolution Scaling, which further reduces the bandwidth impact on your LAN. Additionally, CompleteView provides powerful administration features making it easy to monitor, manage and maintain a large and dispersed video surveillance installation. These features help to make an IP video deployment easier for an organization's IT department to support. For more information please check out our white paper, Why is CompleteView Network Friendly? 2011-08-01T19:22:02+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-in-the-news2/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-in-the-news2/#When:20:17:58Z Security magazine - A Complete View of Security, a case study on American Bank of Texas. Steve Surfaro from Axis Communications discusses Salient's CompleteView video management system shown in the SD&I booth during the ESX 2011 show in Charlotte, NC.   2011-07-26T20:17:58+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-wins-esx-2011-max-impact-award/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/salient-wins-esx-2011-max-impact-award/#When:20:58:21Z     Salient’s CompleteView VSaaS won the ESX Max Impact Award for video surveillance systems category. "The products and services selected as this year's Maximum Impact Awards winners are smartly positioned to have a positive impact on the revenues and profits of security integration and monitoring companies," says George De Marco, ESX Chair. Read the ESX press release. 2011-06-09T20:58:21+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/upcoming-events/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/upcoming-events/#When:15:04:18Z Salient participates in various events and tradeshows throughout the year. We would love the opportunity to meet you at these events and provide a live demonstration of our video management system. Find out why Salient is recognized as the transition leader for video surveillance management and its transition from analog to digital. Visit our Events page for a list of our upcoming events. 2011-04-22T15:04:18+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/new-video-demo-pop-up-monitor/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/new-video-demo-pop-up-monitor/#When:17:39:19Z The CompleteView Pop Up Monitor provides video popup alerts on event with customizable audio alerts.   Receive instant notification of motion or alarm events for critical cameras Use as a standalone application on any workstation or combine with CompleteView's Video Client Customize audio alerts for each camera Popup windows do not interrupt other applications running on the desktop Customize display location of popup video alerts Video 2011-04-18T17:39:19+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/just-one-click-salient-integrates-with-axis-one-click-camera-connection/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/just-one-click-salient-integrates-with-axis-one-click-camera-connection/#When:19:11:13Z SALIENT SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION OF AXIS ONE-CLICK CAMERA CONNECTION March 31, 2011 - SALIENT SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION OF AXIS ONE-CLICK CAMERA CONNECTION Significant reduction of capital outlay and service costs with VSaaS model AUSTIN, TX (MARCH 31, 2011) – Salient Systems is pleased to announce the recent integration of Axis Communications’ One-Click Camera Connection with its CompleteViewTM Video Management System.  Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) is quickly becoming a viable method of deploying video security solutions and new VSaaS offerings are more practical due to H.264 video compression availability and improved availability of high speed internet connections.  Salient Systems’ CompleteView VMS is now integrated with One-Click Camera Connection which seamlessly connects Axis network cameras to the VSaaS system regardless of Internet service provider, routers or firewall settings, for simplified deployment.  Connection to the service provider equipment is handled without the need for a hardware gateway or VPN for faster, easier installation of IP cameras. 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News 2011-04-01T19:11:13+00:00 http://www.salientsys.com/blog/expanded-nvr-options/ http://www.salientsys.com/blog/expanded-nvr-options/#When:17:56:20Z Salient Systems is now offering new industry leading hybrid NVR options.  We have expanded our NVR lineup to include 11 purpose-built NVRs designed for CompleteView Video Management System.  Our new NVR lineup includes higher performance and expanded video storage capacity options up to 24TB.  Salient's S500, RM1000, RM1100, RM2500 & RM2800 all ship with additional memory and are now available in higher processing performance XMP models.  In addition we have added a new enterprise NVR, the RM3000.  The RM3000 is a 2U rack-mountable NVR with up to 20TB of RAID video storage and 33% greater video processing capability as compared to the RM2800 XMP.  Check out our updated Hardware Brochure for a product comparison & specifications.  Also, please use our updated Design Tool to help calculate hardware and storage requirements of your camera and recording configuration. 2011-03-10T17:56:20+00:00